Senior Wireless Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026.
Matchpoint Solutions is a fast-growing global IT and Engineering services firm delivering innovative technology solutions to leading enterprises including Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, and more. With a growing international presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, we help organizations turn ideas into outcomes through cutting-edge technology, industry best practices, and deep technical expertise.
We're expanding our team and looking for driven professionals who want to build impactful solutions in a collaborative, high-growth environment.
Title: Senior Wireless Network Engineer
Location: India (100% Remote)
Employment Type: Contract (12+ Months)
Availability: Immediately or 2 weeks
Shift: PST Overlap (2pm to 11pm IST)
Role summary
Design, deploy, and support an enterprise Cisco WLAN built on FlexConnect access points managed by cloud-hosted regional Catalyst 9800 controllers. Acts as the technical lead and Level III/IV escalation point for wireless across multiple sites.
Key responsibilities
- Own the wireless architecture (HLD/LLD, topologies, golden config standards)
- Deploy and migrate sites to regional C9800 controllers in FlexConnect mode
- Run predictive and on-site surveys, and validate BoMs
- Lead complex troubleshooting and Cisco TAC cases
- Plan and execute changes, upgrades, and hypercare handover to operations
- Train and mentor operations teams and partners
Required knowledge and skills
- Controllers: Catalyst 9800 (IOS-XE) with its tag and profile model (policy, site, and RF tags, Flex profiles), HA SSO and N+1
- FlexConnect: local switching, central vs. local authentication, VLAN mapping, standalone/WAN-failure behavior, CAPWAP over WAN
- RF: 802.11a/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6), RRM, channel and power planning, roaming
- Security: 802.1X, RADIUS/TACACS+, Cisco ISE, digital certificates
- Site survey: Ekahau (Sidekick) and AirMagnet
- LAN/WAN: Catalyst switching (VLAN, STP/RSTP, HSRP, StackWise), OSPF, BGP, and SD-WAN basics for AP-to-controller reachability
- Operations: ITIL change and incident practice, strong documentation
- Languages: fluent English;
Preferred
- CCNP Enterprise/Wireless (or equivalent experience)
- C9800-CL in public cloud (AWS/Azure)
- Catalyst Center (DNA Center) assurance
- Python/DevNet automation
- Cisco Meraki
- Experience: 5+ years in enterprise networking, including 2+ in Cisco wireless design and Level III+ support in multi-site or global environments.